Monocystinae
Subfamily of single-celled organisms
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
(unranked): | Sar |
(unranked): | Alveolata |
Phylum: | Apicomplexa |
Class: | Conoidasida |
Subclass: | Gregarinasina |
Order: | Eugregarinorida |
Suborder: | Aseptatorina |
Family: | Monocystidae |
Subfamily: | Monocystinae |
Genera | |
Apolocystis |
The Monocystinae are a subfamily of parasitic alveolates in the phylum Apicomplexa.
Taxonomy
There are seven genera in this subfamily.
The type genus is Monocystis.
History
This subfamily was created by Bütschli in 1882[1] and modified by Bhatia in 1930.[2]
Description
The species in this subfamily are cylindroid in shape with a mucron at the anterior end.
The trophozoites are solitary.
Syzygy occurs late in the life cycle.
They parasitise the coelom of earthworms and are spread by the orofaecal route.
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Eukaryota: SAR: Alveolata
- Domain
- Archaea
- Bacteria
- Eukaryota
- (major groups
- Excavata
- Diaphoretickes
- Hacrobia
- Cryptista
- Rhizaria
- Alveolata
- Stramenopiles
- Plants
- Hacrobia
- Amorphea
- Amoebozoa
- Opisthokonta
- Animals
- Fungi
- Mesomycetozoea)
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